2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record21–12 (12–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ander Galfsky
  • Scott Greenman
  • Ricardo Rush Jr.
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Samford † 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
UNC Greensboro 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
Chattanooga 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Western Carolina 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688
Furman 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Wofford 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531
East Tennessee State 8 – 10   .444 19 – 16   .543
Mercer 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
The Citadel 3 – 15   .167 11 – 21   .344
VMI 1 – 17   .056 4 – 28   .125
† 2024 SoCon tournament winner

The 2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by second-year head coach Dan Earl, played their home games at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

The Mocs finished the 2022–23 season 18–17, 7–11 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place.[1] In the SoCon tournament, they defeated VMI,[2] upset Samford[3] and Wofford to advance to the championship game,[4] where they would fall to top-seeded Furman.[5]

Roster

2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Noah Melson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Douglasville, Georgia
G 1 Ryan Lopez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Ooltewah, Tennessee
G 2 Trey Bonham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Mobile, Alabama
G 3 Honor Huff 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
F 4 Sam Alexis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Apopka, Florida
G/F 5 Sean Cusano 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Hilton Head, South Carolina
F 10 Tyler Millin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Calera, Alabama
G 11 Rudy Fitzgibbons III 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
F 21 Collin Mulholland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Kitchener, Ontario
G/F 22 Demetrius Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
G 24 TJ Kolbe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hendersonville, Tennessee
F 25 Jan Zidek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Prague, Czech Republic
G/F 34 Randy Brady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Chattanooga, Tennessee
G 77 Myles Che 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Covenant W 89–44  1–0
 McKenzie Arena (2,946)
Chattanooga, TN
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+/ACCNX 		at Louisville W 81–71  2–0
 KFC Yum! Center (10,634)
Louisville, KY
November 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bellarmine W 72–64  3–0
 McKenzie Arena (2,846)
Chattanooga, TN
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee Tech W 68–63  4–0
 McKenzie Arena (3,023)
Chattanooga, TN
November 24, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Evansville
Coke Zero Sugar Classic 		L 77–85 OT 4–1
 McKenzie Arena (3,148)
Chattanooga, TN
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeast Missouri State
Coke Zero Sugar Classic 		W 72–56  5–1
 McKenzie Arena (2,907)
Chattanooga, TN
November 29, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lipscomb L 68–82  5–2
 Allen Arena (2,132)
Nashville, TN
December 3, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Morehead State L 80–87  5–3
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,808)
Morehead, KY
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee Wesleyan W 112–51  6–3
 McKenzie Arena (2,901)
Chattanooga, TN
December 16, 2023*
8:00 pm 		at Alabama A&M W 88–72  7–3
 Alabama A&M Events Center (1,227)
Huntsville, AL
December 19, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 69–66  8–3
 McKenzie Arena (3,026)
Chattanooga, TN
December 22, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee L 83–85 OT 8–4
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,501)
Milwaukee, WI
December 30, 2023*
5:00 pm, SECN 		at Auburn L 66–101  8–5
 Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
SoCon Regular season
January 3, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford L 74–89  8–6
(0–1) 		Pete Hanna Center (1,083)
Homewood, AL
January 6, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Furman W 73–58  9–6
(1–1) 		McKenzie Arena (3,901)
Chattanooga, TN
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		VMI W 109–61  10–6
(2–1) 		McKenzie Arena (3,241)
Chattanooga, TN
January 13, 2024
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		UNC Greensboro L 54–70  10–7
(2–2) 		McKenzie Arena (3,438)
Chattanooga, TN
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mercer W 74–60  11–7
(3–2) 		Hawkins Arena (1,872)
Macon, GA
January 21, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		at East Tennessee State W 81–74  12–7
(4–2) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,869)
Johnson City, TN
January 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford W 79–65  13–7
(5–2) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,146)
Spartanburg, SC
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		The Citadel W 90–62  14–7
(6–2) 		McKenzie Arena (3,503)
Chattanooga, TN
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina W 91–85  15–7
(7–2) 		Ramsey Center (1,895)
Cullowhee, NC
February 3, 2024
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Samford L 56–78  15–8
(7–3) 		McKenzie Arena (4,000)
Chattanooga, TN
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at VMI W 88–84  16–8
(8–3) 		Cameron Hall (2,365)
Lexington, VA
February 10, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro W 89–61  17–8
(9–3) 		Greensboro Coliseum (2,329)
Greensboro, NC
February 14, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State W 84–71  18–8
(10–3) 		McKenzie Arena (3,025)
Chattanooga, TN
February 18, 2024
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Furman L 65–82  18–9
(10–4) 		Timmons Arena (2,377)
Greenville, SC
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wofford W 81–65  19–9
(11–4) 		McKenzie Arena (3,019)
Chattanooga, TN
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at The Citadel L 62–71  19–10
(11–5) 		McAlister Field House (1,553)
Charleston, SC
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer W 84–75  20–10
(12–5) 		McKenzie Arena (3,054)
Chattanooga, TN
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina L 63–82  20–11
(12–6) 		McKenzie Arena (3,874)
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon tournament
March 9, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Wofford
Quarterfinals 		W 75–57  21–11
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 10, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPNU 		(3) vs. (7) East Tennessee State
Semifinals 		L 84–85 OT 21–12
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "RECAP: Men's Basketball Moves on to Quarterfinals". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tenn-Chattanooga vs Samford Basketball Game Summary - March 4th, 2023". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball Falls In SoCon Semifinal to Chattanooga". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "No. 1 Furman takes down Chattanooga to win SoCon Championship title". FOX Carolina. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "Chattanooga Mocs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2023.